Daryl Atkinson

[Forward Justice @Forward_Justice]

🚨 ATTENTION: CRAVEN COUNTY 🚨

Join us at the second stop of our #FreedomSummerTour as we celebrate the largest expansion of voting rights in the state since the Voting Rights Act of 1965! #FreedomSummer #UnlockOurVote

[Daryl Atkinson @DarylAtkinson7]

@adenaishii @LWV @CommonCauseCA @_jonathanstein @scsj Bush league lawyering from a Bush league lawyering shop. All them folk over there fake-ass social justice busters. Real talk!

[Daryl Atkinson @DarylAtkinson7]

Please share ur story and join us in making our voices heard

[Forward Justice @Forward_Justice]

Have you been impacted by fines and fees or criminal justice debt in NC? Share your story here: https://t.co/bb0sXf184a
It’s time to #EndCriminalJusticeDebtNC

[Forward Justice @Forward_Justice]

We shouldn’t continue to fund the system on the backs of those least able to pay. @JusticeCBeasley, we need you to End court-imposed punishment for those unable to pay fines and fees. #DontDelayAbilityToPay

[Forward Justice @Forward_Justice]

A $300 traffic ticket can quickly balloon to a debt of over $1,000 when you’re already struggling financially and fines and fees continue to pile up. Drema’s story is another example of why it’s so important to adopt this rule @JusticeCBeasley. #DontDelayAbilityToPay

[Daryl Atkinson @DarylAtkinson7]

51,000 people currently on probation can not afford over $2,000 in debt

[Forward Justice @Forward_Justice]

The median total owed in financial obligations for those on felony probation is $2,400+. Having a record makes gaining employment difficult, making it difficult to pay these fees, keeping people trapped in cycles of poverty. @JusticeCBeasley its time to #EndCriminalJusticeDebtNC

[Daryl Atkinson @DarylAtkinson7]

Poor people who are mostly black and brown. Let’s remember them too, in this moment racial reckoning

[Forward Justice @Forward_Justice]

Did you know: The basic ‘court costs’ paid by individuals who come in contact with the court system includes money earmarked for law enforcement training and retirement accounts? @JusticeCBeasley, #DontDelayAbilityToPay. It's time to #EndCriminalJusticeDebtNC

[Forward Justice @Forward_Justice]

People shouldn’t live in fear of losing their freedom because the fines & fees deck is stacked against them. #Don’tDelayAbilityToPay @JusticeCBeasley, Nicola’s story is another example of why the Ability to Pay rule is critically important. https://t.co/6aKGNU77SQ

[Daryl Atkinson @DarylAtkinson7]

Please Chief Justice the people need u to take action. Unemployment, eviction, folks should not have to worry about fees and fines

[Forward Justice @Forward_Justice]

People shouldn’t live in fear of losing their freedom because the fines & fees deck is stacked against them. #Don’tDelayAbilityToPay @JusticeCBeasley, Nicola’s story is another example of why the Ability to Pay rule is critically important. https://t.co/6aKGNU77SQ

[Forward Justice @Forward_Justice]

No one should have to choose between paying court fines and fees and feeding themselves. Listen to these stories first hand to see why it’s so important for @JusticeCBeasley to adopt the ability to pay rule. #EndCriminalJusticeDebtNC https://t.co/A06l0RoepX

[Forward Justice @Forward_Justice]

A recent analysis by the Duke University Law School shows substantial racial differences in fines and 1/3 of such are never collected. @JusticeCBeasley, to have a justice system that’s equitable for everyone, we need the immediate adoption of the ability to pay rule.

[Forward Justice @Forward_Justice]

Since 1999, the number of criminal court fees has increased from 4 to 45 and the base cost for use of court has increased from $61 to $173, oftentimes on the backs of those least able to pay. @JusticeCBeasley It’s time to #EndCriminalJusticeDebtNC.

[Daryl Atkinson @DarylAtkinson7]

@NC_Governor If you fail to act @NC_Governor, hundreds of lives will needlessly be put at risk. We are calling on you to take immediate action to keep our loved ones who are incarcerated safe. #StopTheSpread #PreventPrisonPandemic

[Daryl Atkinson @DarylAtkinson7]

@NC_Governor .@NC_Governor Roy Cooper closed schools to protect children & #StoptheSpread of COVID-19; but what about the youth in custody in juvenile justice facilities and in the adult system? He must take decisive action to #PreventPrisonPandemic and protect our youth.

[Daryl Atkinson @DarylAtkinson7]

@NC_Governor Seven days of silence is unacceptable when lives are at stake. @NC_Governor, it’s your job to protect ALL North Carolinians, especially the most vulnerable. Elderly, pregnant & chronically ill people who are incarcerated should be released NOW. #PreventPrisonPandemic

[Daryl Atkinson @DarylAtkinson7]

@NC_Governor The Rikers Island situation is a harsh reality of what happens when #COVID19 spreads in jails & prisons. @NC_Governor, communities are counting on you to protect their friends, family members & loved ones who are incarcerated. #PreventPrisonPandemic.

[Daryl Atkinson @DarylAtkinson7]

@NC_Governor It’s been a week since we’ve urged @NC_Governor Cooper to take action to protect the health & human rights of those who are incarcerated during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Still no response. Unacceptable! We must #StopCOVID19inPrisons
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